She's rollin' down at last

[qatarperegrine]

It took 24 hours longer than expected for us to get back to Doha. Our initial flight from Pittsburgh to Newark was cancelled due to weather, so we were rebooked for the next day. That was the first of EIGHT delays; by the end, I was hoping for a couple more so that I could create a top ten list! But I'll spare you; here are my two favorite:

• U.S. Airways put us on the WRONG PLANE in Pittsburgh and then had to have us all get back off again.
  
• Our Lufthansa flight got stuck at the gate in Newark because a Continental plane BROKE DOWN right behind us, and they had to wait for a tow truck.

That selection should give you some glimpse into the absurdity of the last couple days. (Leland, unless you somehow got diverted to Kinshasa on the way to New Jersey, I think I win the sucky-plane-delay competition again.)